Biography
Novak", "The Mod Squad", "Peyton Place" and "Fame Is the Name of the Game". Sobieski created independent and adventurous women in the made-for-TV movies "The Neon Ceiling" (1971), "Amelia Earhart" (1976), her adaptation of Marilyn French's best-selling feminist novel "The Women's Room" (1980), "A Place to Call Home" (1987) and "Sarah, Plain and Tall" (1991). Her television work ranged from the sentimental dramas "Sunshine" (1973) and "Sunshine …
Career Milestones
1991 | Earned posthumous Oscar nomination for "Fried Green Tomatoes" | |
| Was an adjunct professor at USC's School of Cinematography | ||
| Wrote one-man show about Harry S. Truman called "Plain Speaking" | ||
1970 | Wrote first TV movie, "Dial Hot Line" | |
1964 | Moved to Los Angeles; first writing assignments on TV series "Mister Novak" and "Peyton Place" | |
| Raised in Amarillo, Texas | ||
Awards
1991 | Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced or Published) in Fried Green Tomatoes |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Miniseries or a Special in Sarah, Plain and Tall |